Linked parts were available in Fin09 but there have been big improvements since then. You can now unlink special tools edits like beams, note spacing, etc. I also really like the beat-attached smart shapes that replaced measure-attached. They allow for unlinked editing of (for example) hairpin dynamic marks.
Unicode font support might be important to you as well. Another big change is in optimization and staff groups. This is a big deal as well. The process is (for the most part) greatly improved. You will run into issues if you need to completely change the groups on a per-system basis. It can be done, but it's not as easy as before. (I wrote a plugin to help with this, btw, and I think Jari has one too.) The tradeoff is you never have to worry about losing staves on a system. If there is music in a staff, it can't be hidden without force-hiding it. And groups are tied to measure ranges rather than systems. I'm sure there are other improvements, but I can't call them to mind at the moment. Having said that, I think you should wait for the 64-bit version before you upgrade, unless you absolutely have to run on an outdated Mac OS. On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 12:52 PM, Darcy James Argue <[email protected]> wrote: > Linked parts is the big one. > > Cheers, > > – DJA > ----- > http://www.secretsocietymusic.org > > On July 12, 2016 at 1:16:37 PM, Johannes Gebauer ( > [email protected]) wrote: > > I am wondering whether I should upgrade my ancient version of Finale > (2k9) to the current. Can someone outline in some brief words what I > will gain apart from retina support (which may well be worth it just by > itself...) > > Thanks, > Johannes > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > [email protected] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
